diff --git a/makedist b/makedist
index fb14ad4..c60148a 100755
--- a/makedist
+++ b/makedist
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ else
     echo $target/$base does not exist.
     exit 1
   fi
-  ( cd .. ; ln -s mdadm mdadm-$version ; tar chf - --exclude="TAGS" --exclude='*,v' --exclude='*.o' --exclude mdadm --exclude=mdadm'.[^ch0-9]' --exclude=RCS mdadm-$version ; rm mdadm-$version ) | gzip --best > /var/tmp/mdadm-new.tgz
+  ( cd .. ; ln -s mdadm mdadm-$version ; tar chf - --exclude="TAGS" --exclude='*,v' --exclude='*~' --exclude='*.o' --exclude mdadm --exclude=mdadm'.[^ch0-9]' --exclude=RCS mdadm-$version ; rm mdadm-$version ) | gzip --best > /var/tmp/mdadm-new.tgz
   mkdir /var/tmp/mdadm-old ; zcat $target/$base | ( cd /var/tmp/mdadm-old ; tar xf - )
   mkdir /var/tmp/mdadm-new ; zcat /var/tmp/mdadm-new.tgz | ( cd /var/tmp/mdadm-new ; tar xf - )
   diff -ru /var/tmp/mdadm-old /var/tmp/mdadm-new